The Laver Cup has always managed to ignite tennis fans’ interest with its international team matchups between some of the big guns in the men’s circuit. Adding to their excitement this season, Roger Federer fanboy, Holger Rune will make his debut at the indoor hardcourt that will take place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Hailing from Gentofte, Denmark, the young ATP sensation will join Team Europe which has already enjoyed four triumphs in the previous editions.

However, the four-time champions are now facing some serious concerns in the days leading up to the tournament as the 20-year-old has found himself in a dire situation. Let’s find out here.

Roger Federer fanboy’s participation in the Laver Cup is fraught with uncertainty

The international indoor hard court team competition is scheduled to start next week with Team Europe vying for their fifth championship. However, Bjorn Borg’s side is already facing big issues as there is a big question mark surrounding their newest addition, Rune’s participation. The Danish sensation is apparently struggling with his back injury that also forced him to miss his recent Davis Cup match.

Rune’s mother, Aneke revealed that her son’s back is not in good shape and he also had large doses of ibuprofen that proved to be ineffective. Aneke also stated that the Dane’s injury is particularly hurting whenever he goes for a serve during his matches.

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For this reason, his coach, Lars Christensen has modified Rune’s serve to reduce the strain on his back. Further, the 20-year-old player now needs to have an injection in his back to try to better treat the inflammation.

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While emphasizing his injury woes, Aneke also revealed how they got emerged during his participation in the previous tournaments this season.

When did Rune pick up his serious back injury?

According to Aneke Rune’s recent disclosures, the Danish tennis star picked up his back injury during the Rome Masters. It later got worse during his campaign at the French Open when the current world No. 4 player was “swaying too much” on his serves. Due to the same, the young tennis star started experiencing significant discomfort and inflammation due to a bulged disc in his spine. However, according to the Tweet, Rune’s back injury shouldn’t pose long-term issues for him if he seriously addresses it as soon as possible.

Amidst his injury woes, do you think that the Danish tennis sensation will mark his participation at the Laver Cup? Let us know in the comments section.

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